Elk · Area 25 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 25-6”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid north of the Sweetwater River”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 – Nov. 20 | Cow or calf valid north of the Sweetwater River |
Commission quota: 100 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 7, Elk Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 4. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 14 licenses for 45 first-choice applicants — roughly 31% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 83 licenses for 292 first-choice applicants — roughly 28% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 16 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 84 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 14 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 31.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 83 | 292 | 43 | 0 | 28.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33772/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33773/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33891/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33892/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 16 (2024) → 16 (2025) → 16 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 44% (2021) → … → 29% (2025) → 31% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 24–31%
- 1st-choice applicants: 36 (2021) → 46 (2022) → 42 (2023) → 54 (2024) → 49 (2025) → 45 (2026); licenses: 16 (2021) → 15 (2022) → 15 (2023) → 14 (2024) → 14 (2025) → 14 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 84 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 46% (2021) → … → 28% (2025) → 28% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 23–28%
- 1st-choice applicants: 179 (2021) → 221 (2022) → 234 (2023) → 258 (2024) → 296 (2025) → 292 (2026); licenses: 82 (2021) → 83 (2022) → 82 (2023) → 84 (2024) → 83 (2025) → 83 (2026)